AP English
Boyd
Short Story Unit
Lesson One: Introduction of Fiction
Read pp. 1-4, and 9-12.
 “A&P” (pp. 12-17) and questions 1, 5-9 (p.
17).
Lesson Two: Point of View
Read pp. 20-26.
 “A Rose for Emily” (pp. 26-33) and
questions 1-2, 6-8 (p. 33).
 “The Lady and the Dog” (online).
Lesson Three: Character
Read pp. 60-63.
 “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (pp. 6370) and questions 2, 4-6, 10 (p.70).
 “Everyday Use” (pp. 71-78) and questions
1-3, 7 (p. 78).
Lesson Four: Setting
Read pp. 92-94.
 “The Storm” (pp. 95-99) and questions 3-6
(p. 99).
 “Araby” (pp. 517-22) and questions online.
 “Once upon a Time” (online).
Lesson Five: Tone and Style
Read pp. 137-41, 158-59.
 “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” (pp. 141-44)
and questions 1, 2 (p. 144).
 “Modern Love” (online).
Lesson Six: Theme and Symbol
Read pp. 175-77, 217-19.
 “The Lottery” (pp. 228-35) and questions
1-3, 5 (p.235).
 “At the ‘Cadian Ball” (online).
fiction, fable, plot, dramatic situation, exposition,
protagonist, antagonist, foreshadowing, crisis,
climax, denouement, in medias res, flashback
summary, paraphrase, epiphany, story of initiation
point of view, narrator, participant, observer,
nonparticipant omniscient, editorial omniscient,
impartial omniscient, limited omniscient, total
omniscient, objective point of view,
innocent/naïve narrator, unreliable narrator,
stream of consciousness, interior monologue
character, stock character, motivation, flat
character, round character, static character,
dynamic character, allusion, antihero, gratuitous
act
setting, locale, naturalism
tone, style, diction, minimalist, irony, verbal irony,
sarcasm, ironic point of view, irony of fate
theme, symbol, allegory, parable, symbolic act